Crash of a Curtiss C-46C Commando on Turrialba Volcano: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CC-CAN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Guatemala City – Panama City
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While cruising by night at an insufficient altitude, the airplane struck the slope of the Turrialba Volcano. The wreckage was found a day later and all six occupants have been killed.